Geniza Lab

Appeal from the Jewish communal administration in Cairo to Egyptian Jews calling them to fast for a day in the month (Sivan) in remembrance of the events that occurred to the Jews of Ukraine in the 1648CE, September 15 1921CE – Museum of Islamic Art – in Judeo-Arabic in Rashi script. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 37). A full scan and an edition of this document is available in: Ḥasan and Sarrāj, Al-Janiza wa-l-maʿābid al-Yahūdiyya fī Miṣr, 147-152. Although the MIAC catalogue refers to the communal authority in general terms, it is crucial to note that in the document itself the institution making this appeal is the Beit Dīn Miṣr/בית דין מצר. MCD.

Personal letter from the head of the Babylonian community in Jerusalem (Adath HaBablim) to Mr. Yiṣḥaq Mordechai [Gabbay] seeking an explanation for why he has not been writing letters and similarly about items sent to Alexandria that have not arrived – 13 Iyyar 1922CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 10) – in Judeo-Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 52). This may be the same Isḥak Mordechai mentioned in MIAC 212. An original scan of the typewritten letter and Arabic-script edition of it appear in Al-Janiza wa-l-maʿābid al-Yahūdiyya fī Miṣr (pp. 166-169). Although the letter sender's name is not included in the MIAC catalogue it is mostly legible in the scan as "Eliyyāhū Menaḥem Shemuel Zofiēl[?]." A portion of the letterhead is in English and states "Registered by the Jerusalem Govern. under act 3939/239." MCD.

Letter from Monsieur Yosef Raḥmīn and Atūrī in the Nile textile company to the Jewish charitable society of Ḥeberāt Māzūn containing a check with the amount for six months of participation 23 April 1953CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 100) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 56). MCD.

Translation of a letter delivered by Kẖawaja Nissim ʿAsīf in March 1952 for welcoming the chief rabbi of the Jews in Cairo [R. Ḥayyim Naḥūm Effendi?] in praise of the role he played in the political sphere and the religious sphere and in the history of the Turkish revival and the Lausanne Conference – in the era of King Fu'ād, and Yosef Aslan Cattawi Pasha was heading the committee of the Jewish community – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 104) in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 34). MCD.

Receipt from the committee of Jewish pious endowments in Cairo for the value of rent on a residence whose total is 260 qirsh in the qodesh of the Jewish quarter – 24 March 1924CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 106) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 70). MCD.

Receipt for a night in the dormitory of a synagogue and the Zionist man was staying in Cairo – 15 July 1949CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 107) – in Arabic and Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 70). MCD.

Announcement from the educational committee about the morning and evening classes for the summer of 1953, and a chart naming the teachers and the children who will be studying and the meeting times – (number 108) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa. ed. Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 30). MCD.

Invitation from the union of Jewish religious institutions of Egypt to the president of the Yeshiva Ahava VeAhva for participating in the collective and it is equal to 10% of the income of the association – 23 September 1946CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 110) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 46). MCD.

Personal letter from Jerusalem – February 6 1953CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 118) – in Judeo-Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 57). MCD.

Report from the Grand Rabbinate of Cairo naming the butchers intended for the slaughter of poultry in the 5714AM, and an announcement of the schedule for the slaughter of poultry for the new year and the name of the kosher wine (religiously fit) – September 9 1953CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 124) – in Arabic.

Announcement of the commemoration of the death of Rabbi Yaʿacov Abu Haṣīra in Damanhur, urging the visitors to maintain order – 3 December 1961 – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 126) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 47). Following his death, the tomb of Rabbi Yaʿaqov Abuhatzeira (1806-1880CE) became a yearly pilgrimage site on the 19th of Tevet. MCD.

Announcement by the anonymous charity society for approaching the "five millieme" project in supporting poor women in marital costs – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 129) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 51). Given the mention of the millieme this fragment likely dates post-1916CE. MCD.

Group letter occasionally explaining commercial conditions – 1923CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 131) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 61). MCD.

Receipt from the association of the Ashkenazi Jews in Cairo in the amount of one hunded qirsh – December 3 1950CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 133) – in French. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 69). MCD.

Letter dated on Monday June 15 1953CE from a person to al-maʿallim "Nanafafa" expressing his happiness in sending him a letter informing him that he is in good health and happy in his work, and expresses thanks to God – June 15 1953CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 134) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 50). MCD.

Report of the general association of the Ashkenazi Community in Cairo – 1943CE and concerning the accounts of income and expenses in 1942CE and the budget for the year of 1943CE and the account of the committee of leaders between 1942-1943 – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 136) – in French and the cover is in French and Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 75). MCD.

Receipt for the cost of monthly participation in the association for the assistance of poor women in the costs of marriage – July 1940CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 137) – in Arabic and French. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 70). MCD.

Coupon from the association "H̱ayrāt Māzūn" specializing in the distribution of bread, for receiving two loaves – March 1956 – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 138) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 63). MCD.

Receipt from the committee of Jewish pious endowments in Cairo for the value of rent on a residence whose total is 260 qirsh in the qodesh of the Jewish quarter – 24 March 1924CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 143) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 69). MCD.

Bill – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 147) – in English. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 76). MCD.